Women's Lacrosse

Caitlin Grant becomes fourth Academic All-American in Wheaton history

Jun 11, 2009

NORTON, MA- Recent Wheaton College graduate Caitlin
Grant (Walpole, MA/Walpole) became just the fourth
ESPN The Magazine Academic College Division All-America
selection in school history, earning a spot on the at-large second
team following a standout lacrosse career. Grant is the first Lyon
to place higher than the third team and was the initial Wheaton
student-athlete since 2004 to draw an Academic All-America
accolade. Qualifiers are selected by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Grant joins Lisa Yenush '90, Dina
Terceira '99 and Erin Duffy '05 as the
four student-athletes in Wheaton history to draw Academic
All-America honors. She was among 46 players selected to the three
teams, and one of 15 on the second squad. Grant was also one of
seven from a New England school, and one of four hailing from a
Division III institution in the region. She was among a trio
representing New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
(NEWMAC) schools.

One of the NEWMAC's top scorers, Grant almost matched her career
totals from her first three seasons by recording 50 goals and 57
points this spring while appearing in all 16 games. She netted 11
hat tricks, recording at least four goals on six occasions, and at
least tied for the team lead in scoring in 10 games. Grant finished
ninth in program history in goals (110) and 10th in points (126).

In addition to being selected to the ESPN The Magazine
Academic College Division All-District I first team, which made her
eligible for the national ballot, Grant earned NEWMAC
All-Conference honors each of her final two years while landing on
the conference's academic all-league team three times. In 2008, she
earned a place on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches
Association (IWLCA) Honor Roll. A Dean's List qualifier during her
career, Grant graduated with a degree in economics and a 3.81
cumulative grade-point average.

The College Division consists of NCAA Divisions II and III, the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and
two-year institutions. To be nominated for the Academic All-America
program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic
standing, possess at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA and be a starter
or significant reserve.